PAGE FOUR
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, ..SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925
CapitalJUournal
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1 sketch your world exactly as it noes." -btron.
The Text Book Bungle
The bungled school text book situation is typical of the
muddled status of affairs prevailing in state government
wherever the present administration has been able to exert
its influence. Whenever Dr. Pierce prescribes, the creeping
paralysis of politics follows. The mess in state finances,
with its million dollar shortage and the muss in the prison
with its bloody tragedy, are examples of the effects of Dr.
Pierce's favorite prescription.
The old contracts to supply school text books have expired,
and the book publishers refuse to renew except at substantial
increase in prices. So the text-book commission, altho the
attorney-general, the legal adviser declares it is acting con
trary to statute, and the state superintendent of schools
protests, has proposed to select a new list of text-books,
from the lowest bidders.
If the commission puts through any such program,
it means that every family in the state with children in the
schools, will have to buy a new set of text-books, as all of the
present books will be useless and cannot be passed down the
line, and this to save paying an increase in price for the
comparitivcly few books that must be purchased.
Any such program of fighting the publishers will
confiscate the investment of parents in books now in use
and force an additional investment for every family for every
pupil, in new books, which also cost more than the old.
Instead of buying perhaps 20 percent more books of the
authorship now in use at advanced prices, the public will
lose its total investment in books now in use, and expend 100
percent more in new books, also at prices advanced over
present contracts.
So it seems the sensible thing for the commission to do
is to drift along with the present books until a material
saving can be secured.
The Auto Light Graft
At the time of its passage the Capital Journal made a
vigorous protest against the new auto light law, which goes
into effect September 1, as a vicious and useless measure,
lobbied through the legislature for the enrichment of certain
lens and lamp manufacturers and the profit of certain
selected "official adjusting stations." It was then alone
in its protest. Now there is universal clamor against the
law and there is threat of contesting its validity.
There are now 200,000 motor vehicles in Oregon. Prob
ably the average cost of purchasing new lenses and making
necessary adjustments will be ?2f per vehicle, which means
the motor owners must punglo up $5,000,000 and over for
the profit of makers and selected dealers.
If this law solved the problem of glaring lights, the
expenditure might be justified. But it does not. In fact,
by eliminating dimming, i t increases the danger of night
riding. No one ever yet met disaster by dimming. It is the
glaring light that blinds the autoist and causes smash-ups.
California, which has a similar law, long since ceased try
ing to enforce it. This was because it was impossible of
enforcement and did not accomplish its purposes. But the
effort to enforce the law was not abandoned until ninny
millions of dollars had been spent by autoisls in trying to
comply with its terms, to-the great profit of the laws
promoters. After the profit-taking in Oregon, efforts to
enforce the law will be similarly abandoned.
We have too many laws anyway, too many absurd regula
tions, and have more than plenty for the auto, most or tliem
ns this one, designed for the profit of social interests
instead of public welfare.
The Husband Tamer
Bv Violet Dare
tuohu.i: in tiik mm
P.ilrlria'.f heart fitink as Mrs.
Itiwltt accepted her Invitation to
Wny with them. Hut Andrew
lipamcil; this wan exactly what he
V anted.
"You'll eoino homo with us to-
iilKhl, then, won't yu7" ho uir
p.I. "Ymi mil nark your bags in a
Jiffy"
"Oh. my maid will tend to thrit,"
Mrs. H.witt assured him loftily.
"I never do u thlnp mypelf. I r.-m't:
I'm too del la to. Why eiiu-e my
operation la.t fall'
.she Hunched Into n description
th:U faiily nauseated Patricia, who
was wnndi iltiR Just how flic enuhl
Conciliate the jn-rvanlfl. They had
lie en compl;iinl!i!f beean.o there
Wfis too ni n lit company what
Would they ay now? And hreak
fat would there he anythini In
tho house for breakfast? Andrew
jthvaya slopped nt the lilt j; fur hK
and "he herself hud nothing but
orange Juice- mid a biioiiie.
Cretfory Hewitt permit led his
Wife to reaeli tho moment In her
teeltal when dw r:nte nut from
under the nneiiihotle -"And I snld.
'W here In my hm hand ? I mut
e him before I die'" and then
hard -lien rtedly Interrupted.
"Huro we're not (tolnff to put you
people out terribly by Maying with
you?" he asked. 'I know these
New York apartment lived In
ono onco myself. And It's likely lo
be cool enough tnnlfrht nt the ho
tel; there'll he n bicese."
"Why. you couldn't lncnnven
lence nst" declared Andrew heart
ily. "We've Rot plenly of room!"
Patricia's eyes prew quizzical.
"Plenty of room!" When he knew
perfectly well that It meruit mak
ing o many chanjres. Hhe'd Rive
up her room he'd been a dear
when they took tho apartment, In
flhdfnfr that the take tho big' bed-'
room for herself, but of course Itj
had meant too that she always
had to move out when there was
company, and sleep on the couch
In his den. Not that she blamed
htm for wanting th. Hewitts; It
would be a big feather In his rap
when Norton got back to say lhat
he had entertained litem In his
own house.
Hut her mind was le;ulnt like a
flea. She could j:et up early nnd
j;o to tho store for fruit and eims,
iind persuiide Hildej;iade to m.ike
one of iho." marvelous omelettes
of hers, and they'd have iinifiins
would there be tee enough to chill
the melons properly could she j;et
-on.l melons? The omelette would
be fihiitfiilly rieh, so peihjips It
would be better to have e
pom bed en toa.Mf d mill l ins, i
Mi.i. Hewitt was delienie. Had
thti.-e heavy liio n sheets t ome hick
from the laundi ? Uh, and she
haiin't put away that '.in;eiie dte'd
botniit .n the mot nitty ; she tnu.st
do Unit the moment xlie pot home
before the Hewitts av tho loom
Mrs, I li wilt w ;n talk I ni ana in.
Her voiee was sharp, disagreeable.
"It's so j-'ufty here have yon
ever been tn the Vhrysatls ? A
friend of mine wont there the last
time she was in New York and she
simply loved it. She paid It was the
plaintext place! Opera sinera nnd
'uiresses and everybody there she
saw a man she was sure was
Churl to Chaplin, and Valentino
ml his wife always go Ihere! 1
don't suppose vmi know It?"
"Oh. yen. we've gone there nrc.1
slonully." Patricia wondered wear
ily It there was a restutirunt In
town to which she hadn't gone.
"Hut It's quite a small place, and
of course these dance clubs change
so rapidly one month they're
very smart and the next they're do
serted. you know,, This happens lo
bo the rage Just now."
"This place is great!" declined
Hewitt, coming to her rescue. Hut
his wife would not he diverted.
Well, of course I'd hoped to
see the 'Chrysalis' because of what
my friend said, fine said it was
delightful, so different from all
the others."
Patricia sighed again. But An
drew wfia summoning the waiter.
"We'll go there at once," he de
clnredV "Of course you must eee
it."
Patricia had been right. Tho
"Chrysalis," divested of iU popu
larity, was almost empty. As Broad
way society moved on the crowd
had changed. Drab looking waiters
moved drearily about, the orchestra
played fitfully. Several young peo
ple sat is a corner, arguing bitter
ly with their waiter about a check.
A few others danced, cheek to
cheek, arms about each others
necks, aa they would not have been
allower to dance at "Bagdad."
Mrs. Hewitt was true to her
colors, however. "That's atmos
phere! Quaint! Charming!" she
exclaimed. "I simply lovo it. Do
you think my dear, I'm sure that's
Gloria Swanson over there!
'She called for Paris this morn
ing I saw the announcement in
the papers," her husband declar
ed bluntly. "Now, if we're going
to get our things together hadn't
wo better be moving?"
His wifo absented reluctantly.
Patricia silently followed her out
to the street. A fearful thought
had struck her. Tho cook had said
that morning that she wanted to
go to her brother's wedding. Was
it tonight that she was. going? It
was!
Tomorrow Tho Horrors of
Hospitality
Anto Production Large. . I
Washington, Aug. -21. (A. P.)
July porductiou of automobiles
n tlio United States totalled 34G,-
720 passenger cars and 37,4.11
trucks. Total production for the
year to date of passenger cars is
2,203,219 and trucks 263.643.
24 FEDERAL
PROHI HEADS -I
APPOINTED
(Continued from Page One.)
"not yot determined on the man
who may moot the requirements.
"I expect that after tho new
system begins to function," he
continued, "some of the temporary
appointees may demonstrate their
ability to render the service.!
"I felt after meeting the state
directors that it would be a greai
mistake not to give most of them
the chahce to operate under a sys
tem I feel will give more power
ana efficiency to the field enforce
ment of prohibition.
"More than half of the new
staff of administrators will he
paid $(i000 a year, the highest sal
ary paid in the internal revenu.
bureau."
Appointees TemnOrarv.
Inability to find tho type of
men desired for the administrative.
posts which carry salaries of
7500 per year, caused postpone
ment of the program from August
1, to a month later.
Given Free Hand
Upon notification of their ap
pointment administrators are giv
en a free hand in selecting their
staffs since they are to be held
entirely responsible for enforce
ment in their districts.
The administrators and the
cities in which they will have
their respective headquarters follow:
District 1 R. B. Sams, acting
administrator, Boston.
District 2 J. A. Foster, acting,
New York.
District 2 R. Q. Merrick, Buf
falo.
District 4 Frederick Balrd.
Pittsburgh..
District 5 William O. Mur-
dock. Philadelphia.
District 6 Kdmund Budnitz.
Baltimore.
District 7 R. A. Fulwiler, Roa
noke. Va.
District 8--B. C. Sharpe, Char
lotte, N. C.
District 9 Halsey Dun woody,
Tampa.
District 10 O. D. Jackson, New
Orleans.
District 11 Sam Collins, Louis,
ville.
District 12 E, L. Porterfleld
Columbus, Ohio.
District 13 B. Ewlng, acting,
Chicago.
District 16 W. D. Moss, acting,
St. Louis.
District 14 A. C. Townsend,
acting, St Paul.
District 15 A. M. McCampbell,
Omaha.
District 17 Herbert H. White.
Kort Worth.
District IS John F. Vivian,
Denver.
District 19 Elias Maratera,
Helena
District 20 Roy C. Lylo, Seat
tle. District 21 E. C. Yellowley.
San Francisco.
District 22 Robert E. Frith,
Los Angeles.
District 23 pj. C. F. Crahbe,
acting. Honolulu.
District 24 A. J. Hanlon, San
loan, P. R.
Those designated as acting ad
ministrators are expected to fill
tjie new positions only temporar
ily. The position of chief of mo
bile agents was abolished with
appointment of E. C. Yellowley,
who has held that post, to head
tho twenty-first administrative
district of San Francisco,
In a statement announcing the
ippointments, Assistant Secretary!
Andrews said the new prohibition!
forces would be concentrated up-
th0 task of "eliminating the
bootleg industry." J
Their energies, ho said, would i
he directed along three definite
lines of attack smuggling, illegal
manufacture and illegal diversion
"Sources of supply to be reach
ed and wiped out as rapidly as pos
slble are importation, manufacture
diversion and transportation," said
General Andrews. "The various
agencies of government are being
organized to make It possible to ac
complish this end.
"The market Is our most diffi
cult problem, because of its Indif
ference to consequences, ignorance
and colossal suitability.
"The market wll pay any price
and swallow any bootlegger's fairy
tale aa to quality. But ono by ono
intelligent citizens will realize the
danger to government and society
which they are creating by en
richinK this bootleg class of com
munity members and feeding fat
a business which Is only tnrougn
corrupting the very agents of gov
ernment and business, whose hon
esty Is essential to the stability of
society. One by one, they will
learn that their imported whiskeys,
etc., are made in Canal street from
industrial alcohol and thus will
refrain from buying them.
"The bootleg Industry, in one
form or another, extends over the
whole country; but it operates
mostly in the centers of popula
tion. Its business is collecting sup
plies and distributing them and
its nneratlons vary in size from
the small operator, who sells local
ly the product of. local stills, up to
the biff operators whose lines ex
tend into foreign sources tf sup
ply and into brotm fields oi distri
bution. None of these operations
that are big enough to be more
han matters for local ponce con
trol can bo carried on except
through conspiracy to violate the
laws. These conspiracies involve
mauv persons in various walks oi
life. All are guilty. Among these
persons the final distributor is of
least importance. In fact, he ig sf
no Importance to the federal gov-
rninent except as he furnishes a
line of approach lo the bootleg1
operator whom he represents."
A second objective set by the
dry field marshal is for the fed
eral forces to "exist and develop
local law enforcement."
Operations along this line, he
said, will be "matters for tho ex
ercise of judgment, initiative and
resourcefulness on the part of the
district administrators in meeting
the problems peculiar to their re
spective territories."
"The government, by treaties
and negotiations," General An
drews continued, "will make it
more and more difficult for un
scrupulous operators to take ad
vantage of the protection of for
eign flags.
"Behind the coast guard first
lino on our sea fronts, and on all
our borders, both seu and land, the
customs officials are being organ
ized and reinforced to take the re
sponsibility for stopping smug
gling, each along his own front.
"With this customs line the
prohibition unit is organized to
attack domestic sources of supply
Distilleries, industries using alco
hol and breweries, if proven to be
sources of supply to tho bootleg
trade, will be proceeded against
as nuisances and closed. This is
u purely business proposition.
asily understood and should be
capable of execution. Our inspec
tors will be trained chemists an:r
pharmacists and our enforcement I
;igents trained criminal investiga
tors and under corer operators.
'Meantime, we snail proceed
vigorously toward the arrest andi
punishment through major con
spiracy cases of those who are con
ducting the bootleg business
These cases will he made under
legal guidance and with tho clos
est co-operation of the department
of justice, will be given speedv
court action.
"In each district counsel should
ive prompt attention to clearing
court dockets, in order that the
decks "may be clear for prompt ac
tion along tho above lines.
"The attack on the market must
be a matter of education, and can
best be conducted by those organ
izations and individuals Interest
in the law observance and com
munity welfare."
FIRE NOT THREATENING
GREEN TIMBER, REPORT
Klamath Fulls, Or., Aug. 21.
Unless there is a 'sudden change
of wind, the fre which Is now
burning through peat land and
volunteer crops of oario on the
west side of Klamath lake, will
not strike the green timber, ac
cording to a report early today by
Jack Kimball, secretary of tho
Klamath Forest Protective asso
ciation. The fire already has
burned over nearly 600 acres of
peat laud on tho farm of Selmeus
and Bloomingcamp, and -was still
burning steadily this morning.
Forest rangers are combatting the
flames in n determined effort to
keep them from the stands of
gretn timber nearby.
MURDER VERDICT RETURNED
Klami.lh Falls. Or., Aug. 21.
Valentino Navarro, railroad sec
tion hand, came to his death at
the hands of "an unknown per
sons,' was tho verdict or a coro
ner's jury last night. Navarro
was fatally stabbed in a fight at
Algoma early Tuesday morning.
Luz Laucedo, who, officers say,
was found several hours luter near
the sceno of the crime in an intox
icated condition Is being held
without bail and Deputy District
Attorney Weist announced that a
mu-der charge will be filed
against him.
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